19th January 2016 / Destinations, New Zealand, Oceania, On the road, Solo travel, Stories / 10 comments

“You could hitchhike…” said the lady at the Korean restaurant. “A lot of young people here do it”. She seemed to imply that even though I wasn’t particularly young, there was no reason it shouldn’t […]

8th November 2013 / Antarctica, Destinations / 9 comments

In February 2005, I travelled to Antarctica on a 10-day cruise on board the doomed ship Explorer. Here is a photo-essay that hopefully will help you understand why people pay thousands of dollars and cross […]

13th October 2013 / Destinations, Ecuador, South America / 8 comments

Before I dive deep into planning my next big trip (Thailand and Burma, starting November 28), I want to reminisce a little about the last one: Ecuador. I spent three months in Ecuador last winter. […]